Hey There Everyone,
It's your old friend Sir "Fudge" A-Lot from Spirit Point talking. I didn't take the time to say it all properly because I have some VERY exciting news that I want to share with you all.
Last week, Mike and I went on one of our usual trips but we made a detour to a farm in Powassan. I like to go to farms and see all the different farm animals like cows, chickens, sheep, pigs and sometimes goats. The problem with farm animals the way I see it, is they don't seem to want to play with me in fact, some of them come across as quite unfriendly to canines. At this farm,I was excited to see that there were several dogs, there were chocolate ones, yellows,even blacks and though they were different colours I kept thinking they all seemed to look very similar to me. Mike saw my puzzled face and explained, these were all like me because they were all Labrador Retrievers.
This seemed like lots of fun and I wondered, was I going to make lots of new friends. Just as I was thinking about the fun of meeting these friends, a man arrived and my Mike got out to talk with him and together they went into a building. I was still in the truck and I wasn't happy, I'm used to going almost everywhere with Mike and besides which I was thinking that I could have amused myself getting to know everyone while they were talking.
Anyway, it wasn't terribly long before Mike came back out with the man and they were both talking and smiling. They shook hands and I saw Mike hand him some money. I thought that to be strange because Mike did not have anything in his hands but I soon forgot all about my bewilderment because Mike opened the door and called my name. The man gave me a pet and we went to see some of the other dogs.
The Yellow's I thought looked a bit like my sister Campi who lives with Mike's folks Jan & Larry and one of the Chocolates looked very much like my young brother Hunter who lives with them also. We don't have any Black Labs in our family but I have seen pictures and heard stories of a black that used to live with Jan & Larry several years ago.
I got to play on the farm for a while, met some new friends and took in all the different barnyard smells. Then Mike & I got back in the truck and went on up to North Bay. It was then that Mike told me the exciting news, he had been looking at baby Chocolates and had selected one that will come home with us next week. Mike was busy talking about names and saying them out loud just to see which one he thought suited the little fellow best. I was deep in thought thinking about what fun it will be to have a new playmate and all the tricks I could teach him.
On the way to North Bay I got to thinking about my special friend Maya who not long ago got her baby sister Paddle and I was remembering how sometimes this summer Maya and I would take a short cut through the bush leaving Paddle behind so we could enjoy our special time together. Mike must have read my mind because out of the blue he said" now, there will be no loosing the puppy once he comes home eh" I felt a little guilty and hung my head but he reached out and patted it saying "that's okay pal, I know you need your time too"
We completed our trip and Mike bought a new phone which he got busy installing once we got home. This new phone rings in our cabin now and it made me jump the first few times on account of me not being used to it. Mike says its the new Spirit Point line and that now people can phone through direct to get information, find out about programs and bookings etc. He seemed pretty excited about it and told me that he will have this new number printed on my name tag in case I even get lost. That way people can call him and he would come to get me.
I should explain that living off the grid like we do here at Spirit Point is GREAT, we are never out of hydro like Mike's folks are sometimes because we generate our own through the use of solar panels with the diesel for the occasional back up when there isn't enough sun. However, as Mike says, no hydro lines means no phone lines so up until now we have relied on the cell phone and that is why he is so excited because this new system he tells me is just like a land line. The new number for Spirit Point is (705) 571 2089
and you can call anytime to speak with my Mike and when he's busy, just leave a message and he will get back to you.
Well, its still snowing up here at Spirit Point and Mike has been busy ploughing our paths and the new parking lots in readiness for you all to come visit us. Short of a few tradesmen and Mike's Dad Larry, things have been fairly quiet this past couple of weeks but Mike tells me there are several bookings for December, January and February. I wonder as always how many of those will be our old friends returning. I like to make new friends but its always exciting to see old faces return.
Just think, the next time you pull into Spirit Point, as usual, I will be there to greet you and beside me will be My New Baby Brother whatever his name turns out to be. Hey, if any of you youngsters have any suggestions for names, please feel free to share them with us through the stay@spiritpoint email
Until them, I am going say bye for now
Lots of Hugs & Slurpy Kisses to all of You
from
Sir "Fudge" A - Lot
at
Spirit Point Wilderness Academy & Camp.
